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Studying Geography - Part I
Studying Geography - Part II
Studying Geography - Part III
Themes and Essential Elements
Branches of Geography
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Is geography a science or social science?
Both.
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What is a region?
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
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Name the two types of satellite images.
True color and infrared.
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Define absolute location and give an example.
When a location is expressed in specific, absolute terms, such as a street address. 7 1/2 Gulfstream Winfield, NJ 07036
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What are the two main branches of geography?
Physical and human
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Define the theme of landscape.
All the features that make a place unique.
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Name at least three tools a geographer might use.
maps, globes, satellite images, notebooks, tape recorders
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How do geographers divide the world?
Into many regions
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What are the national geography standards ?
A list of 18 basic ideas that are central to the study of geography. Elements are based on the standards.
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Define hydrology.
Study of water on earth
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Define geography.
Study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
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At what levels do geographers look at the world?
Local, regional, and global
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Define map.
Flat representation of the Earth's surface.
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What are the similarities between the 5 themes and the 6 elements?
Both help organize the study of geography and address similar issues.
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Define meteorology.
Study of weather and its causes
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What is a social science?
A field that studies people and their relationships
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What helps geographers make accurate maps?
Information gathered by satellites
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Define globe.
A spherical model of the Earth.
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What are the 5 themes?
location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions
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What does a human geographer study?
World's people, past and present; where people live; what people do; economics; politics
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Give at least two examples of questions geographers might ask at the local level.
How do people in a town or community live? What is the local government like? How do people get around?
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Which level of studying geography tries to find relationships among people who live far apart?
Global level
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What is the impact of showing the round Earth on flat maps?
Some details get distorted - size, shape, distances.
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What are the six essential elements?
The world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and uses of geography
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What are the aspects of human geography?
Study of world's people, communities, and landscapes.